Take-up for looms.



PATENTED JULY 31, 1906'.

' 8-. WQ ARDWEL TAKE-UP FOR LOOMS. APPLICATION FILED D30. 6, 1901. RENEWED DEG- 2 8.1906.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS 1n: NORRIS PETERS cm. wasnm aron, n. c.

NITED sm rns 1 PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON WARDWELL; IP RovIDiiivcE, RHODE ISLAND.

PF eLeeme.

I No. 827,130.

Application filed December 6, 901. newsl tter-28, 11 905."-serieiita'zgatvef To all whom it may concern: f v Be it known that I, SIMON W. WARDWELL,

a citizen of the United States, residinggat Providence, in the county of Providence and State ofRhode-Island, have invented anew and usefulTake-Up for Looms, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to take-up devices for looms, and especially for narrow-ware or webbing looms, which produce tapes, ribbons, and similar .narrow fabrics. p

The object of my invention is toproduce a device for winding the fabric on the m as fast as it is woven in a compact self-sustaining' package without rolling, twisting, 'or

otherwise defacing or impairing the quality of the fabric. e

The form of. structure employed and the manner of its application to the loom and of its operation are fully described in the following specification and illustrated. in the a ccompanying drawings, of which F'gure 1 is aQfront view of aportion of a loom, showing my improved take-up attachment and its relation to the loommechanism.

Fig. 2 is an end view of thesame; Fig. 3, a

side view of-the tube and-carrying device detached from the loom; Fig. 4,:an' end view of the same; Fig. -5, a part section on the line 1 1, Fig. 4, looking in the direction indicated by thelarrow Fig. 6, a side view of the cam L, showing the roll 0 in itsgroove; Fig. 7', asection on the line 2 2, Fig. 6, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 4, showing the roll 0 engaging the switch'P.

form r with its shuttle mechanism at S, the sand-roll or take-up roll 0 to take u I the fabric as it is woven, and the winding-s aft B, to which the take-up roll C delivers. the fabric and which winds the latter into packages to be transferred from the loom to. other operations','as rewinding and packing for shipment. For convenience I shall in this specification designate the loom fabric as tape.

The mechanism and connections whereby the take-up mechanism is operated are doubtlessfamiliar, but will be briefly recited. I The sand roll'C and the Winding-shaft Bare rotated'from the rocking lay. H through the ratchet-Wheel d-and the pawl 6.: The latter is ic'arriedon the leverE, mounted concentric with the ratchet-wheel d and connected with: the lay H through the connecting-'rod'Fandthe slotted arm g. The latter is slotted to permit adjustment of the connecting-rod F Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1906.

9'11 the i f hifaed .ther by 'thje sand-roll and of. the wi'nding-shaft; B a

ingthe position :of the GOIInectirig-r d Fthe pawl e is caused to rock through a greater or smaller arc, 'thus varying the numberggof pawl. x My inventionrelates particularly o the devices carried on the dingeshaft B; ,"-on

V which the tape is directly wound an ,which I for convenience, designatefas "tube-c'an riersf? The tubec'a'rrier (shown in detailin i t d fi pri f le reMjt support and 'to retai'ntlie tube .N, thence the jtape is wound, and a Team In, rigidly secured to, the winding-shaft and carryinglthe which in i one; convolution accomplishes its extreme 1. extent in: one direction, then'jf..i'everses, and crossing itself atjop: returns to. the point from which it"sta'rted. }Theslecve'M, mounted on the; cam L,'is 'maintained in fric tional engagement, therewith by means. offthe washer m of leather er other-effective mae terial pressed against the, inner; surface of the sleeve M by the spring m, which, with the washer, is mounted inthepocket thesurface of the'cam L. Carried iii-the, sleevelvl' midwayv between its ends .is the stud-screw O, whose extremity, ,formeidl c-y. lindrically for a bearingor :j our-rial, extends into the'groove or track in the cam L.-,1;- Qn the j ournal "end of this screw is mounted-the 1 roll 0 which fits the groovein thg m L, When the cam is rotated within th l v M, the roll, folloW1 g its groove,-imparts-t o' the sleeve M a movementof reciprocation on said cam. That the roll may'not'at the. crossing. x of the groove be diverted from its pro.pj'eri course the switch P 'is'. introduced.,,. (More clearly shown inFi'g's-Band 7 4) The switch is of substantially wedge shape, comprising a tongue p, a head. 1), and a'pivot-stem p, by which it is mounted in the body of the camijif ,1

j The cam L rotates in the direction indie cated in Fig.7 by the arrow. 3. *i When\un-,

restrained the'Ete'ns'iOh of thetape being wound, the sleeve M' rotates freely with the,

cam L and has no movementof jreciprocati'on. When, however, the tape is attached to the tube N to be wound, the rotation of the sleeve M, on which the tube is mounted,

teeth on; the: ratchet-wheelf. engaged said IOC.

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' lines in Fig. 6.

is restrained and limited by the rate of delivery, of the tape, so that the cam rotates within the sleeve L, causing the roll 0 to travel in its groove. The pressure against the rollis from that side of the groove to which the tongue of the switch is swung, as shown by the full lines in Fig. 6. With the switch in the position indicated in this figure its spreading head extends across the portion Z of the groove, and as the cam rotates the roll 0 makes contact with the head p of the switch and, swinging it on its pivot, throws it into the position indicated by the dotted The roll 0 travels along the portion Z of the groove to the end of its traverse, when it enters the reverse portion Z of the groove and travels back to the crossing at, i where the switch P again guides it along its which extends the length of the sleeve.

proper course and having passed the crossing it again engages the head p of the switch to throw it back into the position indicated by the full lines of Fig. 6, ready toagain guide the roll 0 alon the portion Z of the groove and prevent its eing diverted therefrom into the portion Z of the groove at the crossing at.

In the periphery of the sleeve M is cut a longitudinal groove or narrow depression, preferably of the form indicated in Fig. 5,

EX- tending longitudinally across this depression is a spring R, secured to the sleeve M by the pins 1" 1", and at a point intermediate the ends ofthe spring is a projection 1', made by suitably. forming the spring. This spring serves to secure detachably to the sleeve M the tube N, on which the tape is wound. The tube N is made of wood-or other material with an internal annulargroove n intermediate its ends, corresponding in position with the proj ection r on the spring B. At suitable intervals in the groove there are projections, as indicated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 by the pins n.

;The projection 1' of the spring R engages the groove n to prevent the tube from moving longitudinally on its sleeve and also engages one of the pins n to drive the tube rotatively.

- each section must The winding-shaft B, on which the tubecarrier is mounted, is -made in several sections, suitably coupled together to be rotated as one. shaft, but with each section removable, so that the completed packages may be readily removed. Each section supports a plurality ofthe tube-carriers, so that, to prepare the winding-shaft for winding, the tubes to be mounted on the mid-portion of be passed over the tubecarriers near the ends, and, likewise when the winding of the packages is completed the latter must be removed in the same manner. This is readily accomplished, as the spring R,

i while strong enough to retain the tube N in place during the winding, is not so strong as to preventv the passage of the tubes for application or for removal.

- To properly deposit the tape in position on livery of the ta the surface of the package,it is essential that the guide, whereby it is laid, bear at all times against said surface. The guide in question is a rod j, having a groove j, through which the tape is guided and which prevents it from lateral movement during the winding. The extended portions of the rod on either side of the groove serve to press and hold fiat the tape already wound. This rod or guide j is mounted in the end of an arm k, which in turn is mounted on the rod K to rock thereon so that the guide may be pressed at all times against the surface of the package and swing with the increasing diameter of the package. That the guide and its arm may be as compact as possible, the guide is so set into the side of the arm that the latter does not fully surround it, so that the guide may bear with its full length upon the package. The arm is is restrained from movement along the rod K by the hub 762 of an arm 7c, the extremity of which is formed as a guide j, under which the tape passes before it reaches the guide The 'uide is made adjustable about the shaft K and is to be located in such relation to the guide that the latter is maintained in contact with the surface of the package by the tension of the tape passing from the guide 1' over an intermediate guide 7' and under the guide The operation of my improved device is as follows: The tape passes from the shuttle or weaving mechanism at S, over the guide-roll i and under the guide-wheel i, to the sand-roll C, which rotates in the direction indicated by its arrow, Fig. 2. Drawn by its adhesion to the sandpaper surface of the roll C the tape is delivered under the guide j, over the guide j at the extremity of the arm 71?, and under the guide j to the tube-carrier. The shaft B is driven at a speed which insures a reciprocating movement of the package at its smallest diameter, or, in other words, at a speed such that were the tube on which the tape is wound rigidly secured. to its shaft the rate of surface speed of the tube or of the package IIC would materially exceed the linear speed 01 a the tape as delivered from the weaving. As the tube is not thus rigidly attached, but can slip with its carrier on its cam, its movement of rotation is retarded and limited by the dee, and hence it has a combined motion 0 rotation and reciprocation, and as the guide remains stationary the tape is laid in openly-coiled helices, forn'ling a self-sustaining package in which the number of turns made by the tape in the length of the package gradually decreases with its increasing diameter. That this is the case is due to the gradually-changing speed relation between the cam L and the package wound on the tube N, due to uniform lineal rate of delivery of tape and to gradual increase of diameter of the package. When the winding is first commenced, there is the least amount of slip between the cam L and the sleeve M. Hence at this'stage of the winding thetwo rotate most nearly at the same speed, and the sleeve reciprocates but slowly, making, for

instance, one traverse movement in one di- 'rectlon during two rotatlons.

I As the packageincre'ases .1n dlameter the sleeve rotates more slowly, and there is a greater difference 'in the relative speeds of rotation of the cam and sleeve, and consequently a more rapid movement of reciprocation of the sleeve M,

' r so that at one stage of the winding the pack age will make one traverse movement in one rotation and a half, then. in one rotation, and 5 guide which delivers the tape to the-winding.

VVh'cn the fabric was of material width and woven plain, little difficulty was experienced; but very narrow tapes, and especially those woven in pattern, form an unstable package,

which when -of material diameter breaks down, causing'the yarn to become tangled,

.twisted, and otherwise injured. Patterntapes are particularly difficult to wind, be-

cause thepattern-weave is more or less raised and the successive layers, placed directly one over the other, do not lie flat, and hence are more readily displaced. With my improv ed take-up the tape is maintained flat, so that creases and Wrinkles .are obviated. The

package produced is self-sustaining, so that there are no kinks or snarls to be straightened out before the packing. I do not herein claim any of the features herein shown and also shown and claimed in my application for Letters Patent filed March 3, 1902, Serial No. 96,532. a Without limiting myself to the recise construction or arrangement shown, claim- '1. Inia' winding device for narrow-fabric material can be rewound for looms the combination .with the tape-wind ing shaft having a motion of rotation only, of atube susceptible of being reciprocated and rotated thereon, means for reciprocating and rotating said tube, and 'a, fabric-guide op.

posed to the cylindrical surface and supported to swing away from the axis of said tube.

2. In a winding device for narrow-fabric looms the combination with a winding-shaft having a motion of rotation only, of a tube reciprocating and rotating thereon, dev ces' for reciprocating said tube, and for rotating it at a gradually-decreasing speed while the speed of the winding-shaft remains uniform.

3. The: combination in a winding device with rotary shaft, of a tube on which the package is wound carried and rotated thereby, and means for imparting to said tube a movement of reciprocation upon the shaft.

4. The combination in a winding device, of a winding-shaft adapted to rotate only, a tube reciprocating thereon, means for reciprocating said tube, and a guide for the tape wound, opposed to, the cylindrical surface of the tube and supported to swing away from its axis.

5. The combination in a winding device, of a winding-shaft, a tube mounted. thereon and rotated thereby and means whereby the said shaft imparts a movement of reciprocation to the tube in addition to its movement of rotation.

6. The combination in a Winding device,

of a winding-shaft, a reciprocating tube on which the tape is wound, a sleeveto support and carry the tube and a cam whereby the sleeve and tube are both rotated and. reciprocated, concurrently.

7. The combination in a winding device, of a rotating shaft, a cam L, a sleeve M recip- 'rocated by the cam, a tube N serving as a support or core for the package wound and adapted to fit sleeve M and easily detachable therefrom, and means for retaining and dri-vingsaid tube in. conjunction with sleeve M.

8. The combination in a winding device, of a winding-shaft having a motion of rotation only, a tube N on which the package is wound, means for reciprocating said tube on the winding-shaft, and devices for rotating it and for retaining it in such a manner as to ,be easily detachable. therefrom. 9. The combination in a winding device, of a winding-shaft, a cam L fixed thereon, a'

reciprocating sleeve M, a tube N held on'and easily detachable. from said sleeve M, and a roll 0, rotatable on a projection extending from the sleeve M into a groove in cam L, to reciprocate the former by engagement with said groove.

10. The combination in a winding device with a rotary shaft,of a eamL fixed thereon, a helical groove Z l in. said cam, extending from a point near one extremity once around its periphery to a point near the opposite extremity and back again to the startingpoint, at a uniform pitch throughout, and crossing itself at the center of the cam, a re ciprocating sleeve M on said cam, means for rotating said sleeve, a tube N supported and driven by sleeve M, a roll 0 rotatable in roove Ll on a stud rojectin from said g P g sleeve, and a switch P having a member 1) for effectually maintaining the roll in its proper groove-section, and preventing it and extending from one extremity to the other and back again, crossing itself midway between the said extremities, a projection on the sleeve to engage said groove-to reciprocate the sleeve, and means to prevent the engagement of the projection with that part of the groove crossing the part engaged, during its passage through the crossing-point.

12. The combination in a winding device with a rotary shaft, of a cam fixed thereon, a sleeve rotated and reciprocated by the earn, a tube adapted to slide freely on the sleeve, a spring held in a longitudinal recess on the sleeve, a centrally-located projection on the spring adapted to fit a corresponding annular groove on the inner surface of the tube to retain the latter longitudinally, and capable of being disengaged therefrom by said pressure .on the tube to release it, and pins protruding into the groove at frequent intervals of its circumference and fastened therein to engage the spring to rotate said tube.

13. The combination with a rotary tubeholder, of a tube fitting thereon, a spring to retain said tube, and projections on the interior of the tube to engage said spring to rotate the tube.

14. In a winding device the combination with a winding-shaft, of a cam L fixed thereon and rotated thereby, a sleeve M on the cam, connections between the cam and the sleeve M to both rotate and reciprocate the sleeve, and a coiled spring held in a radial pocket m in cam L and adapted to engage a disk m fitting the opening of said pocket, to press it into contact with the inner surface of sleeve M to rotate the latter, allowing it to slip to accommodate its rate of rotation to the rate of delivery of the tape to the winding-shaft.

'15. In a winding device the combination with a winding-shaft, of a cam fixed thereon; a tube-carrying sleeve reciprocated thereby, and a spring held by the cam and bearing on said sleeve to frictionally engage the latter to cause its rotation with the cam, While allowing it to be retarded in its rotation by the action of external resistance.

16. In a winding device the combination with the windingshaft, of a cam fixed thereon and rotated thereby, a sleeve reciprocating on the cam, a tube supported and driven by the sleeve, connections between said sleeve and the cam whereby the former is rotated at a speed less than that of the cam, dependent on the delivery of the material to the package wound, and decreasing to maintain for said package a uniform peripheral speed,

and devices whereby the variations in speed of said sleeve and the cam causes a reciprocatory movement of said sleeve.

17. In a winding device the combination with a winding-shaft, of a cam fixed thereon, a tube-supporting sleeve on said cam, connections between the cam and sleeve whereby the latter is rotated and reciprocated, a guide for the material, supported by an arm 76 pivoted to a stationary shaft K to allow its oscillation away from the axis of the package wound, a hook j on said arm, an. auxiliary guide 7' on a second arm 7c on the shaft K, and means for adjusting the auxiliary guide j to cause the material passing through it to bear on the hook 3' to press the guidej against the surface of the developing package during the winding, and for fastening said arm 76 to prevent longitudinal movement of arm on shaft K.

18. The combination in a winding device of a rotating cam, a sleeve supported on the cam, means to drive the sleeve rotatahly through frictional engagement with the cam, and means to cause the reciprocation of the sleeve on the cam by retarding its speed of rotation with relation to that of the cam.

19. The combination in a winding device, ofa rotating cam, a sleeve supported on the cam, means to drive the sleeve rotatively through frictional engagement with. the cam, means to reciprocate the sleeve on the cam by retarding its speed of rotation with relation to that of the cam, and tubes rotated and reciprocated from said sleeve to receive the material wound.

20. The combination with the weaving mechanism of a narrow-ware loom, of a winding tube, friction driving devices for rotating the tube to the extent permitted by the rate of production of the fabric, and means for moving the tube longitudinally, substantially as described.

21. The combination with the weaving mechanism of a narrow-ware loom, of a winding-tube, friction driving devices for rotating the tube to the extent permitted by the rate of production of the fabric, and means for reciprocating the tube longitudinally at an increasing rate of speed as the cop increases in size.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SIMON W. VVARDVVELL.

Witnesses:

HERBERT F. CLARKE, GEORGE S. ARMSTRONG.

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